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The flag representing the State of Eritrea was adopted on 5 th of December in 1995 and the coat of arms was adopted on the 24 th of May. The Eritrea Flag comprises of three triangles of green, blue and red color. There is a yellow wreath with an upright branch in the center and this whole motif is placed in the hoist-side of the red triangle. The green, red and blue color of the Eritrean Flag is similar to the flag of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front that has a yellow star at the hoist instead of the yellow wreath. The green color in the Eritrean Flag symbolizes the agricultural economy of the country. Red stands for the struggle and sacrifice of the nation's freedom movement. The color blue represents the bounty of sea that is found in Eritrea.

Official Name: Eritrea

Capital: Asmara

Location: Bounded in the north east by the Red Sea, South east by Djibouti South by Ethiopia and West by sudan

Area: 117,599 Sq. Km

Official Language: Tigrinya Arabic Sudanese.

National Flag: The flag is divided into segments by a red triangle based on the hoist on which is a green olive wreath and branch. The upper segment is green and the lower light blue .

Flag Ratio: 1:2

National Anthem: Ertra Ertra Ertra Eritrea Eritrea Eritrea (1993)